The mum-of-two shared pictures before and after editing to try and banish the unrealistic standards youngsters set themselves.

“Children are robbed of their childhood because they’re under pressure to look a certain way,” the Loose Women said in an exclusive interview with Celebrity Secrets , an independent magazine distributed with OK!/NEW!/Star.

“Even if you ask 100 teenagers if they think a picture has been edited, and they all say ‘yes’, they’ll still want to look like that – as that’s what they think ‘pretty’ is," the 28-year-old continued, affirming, "that’s what we’ve got to eradicate."

(Image: (Celebrity Secrets/Richard Barr))

(Image: (Celebrity Secrets/Richard Barr))

One shot shows the star facing forward and showing off her nipped-in stomach in a lime green bandeau bikini.

The second image shows what she looks like in real life, with the photoshop trickery removed.

Another shot focuses on her back, with Stacey's skin taking on a luminous quality in the touched-up version.

(Image: (Celebrity Secrets/Richard Barr))

(Image: (Celebrity Secrets/Richard Barr))

And a fifth picture shows the underwear-clad star covered in hand-written positive affirmations and words, such as 'confident' and 'happy'.

(Image: (Celebrity Secrets/Richard Barr))

It comes after she had the audience of Loose Women audibly gasping in horror after revealing that her beauty therapist tried to talk her into getting botox at 28.

The X Factor star revealed she'd booked an appointment to treat herself to a luxury facial when she was given some upsetting advice.

"I walked into that salon perfectly happy with myself, I left feeling 170," a horrified Stacey admitted on Monday's show.